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Top 5 Reasons LSU Will Beat Alabama

LSU is a home underdog against Alabama, but the Tigers can beat the Crimson Tide.

The Top 5 reasons why Les Miles and the LSU Tigers will beat Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide:

1. Tiger Stadium on Saturday Night

LSU refuses to lose at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night under coach Les Miles. The Tigers are 36â1 after nightfall at Tiger Stadium with the Mad Hatter eating grass and rocking his white hat on the sidelines. The only loss came against Tim Tebow and No. 1-ranked Florida in a 13â3 defeat in 2009. The Tigers have reeled off 22 straight wins at home since then, with a rowdy crowd of 90,000-plus cheering them to routine victory.

Bama coach Nick Saban â who coached at LSU from 2000-04 â knows how hard it is to win under the lights at LSU, even if the Vegas oddsmakers (Alabama â8.5) donât show the same level of respect to Baton Rouge.

Granted, Alabama has the best O-line in the country. But Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron has been spoiled to this point, playing with a clean jersey all season. LSU will need to slam McCarron to the turf a few times, while also maintaining gap responsibilities against the run. The Bayou Bengalsâ defensive line is good enough to carry LSU to an upset victory.

3. Les Miles in Mad Hatter Mode

More with Les. Fake field goals, fake punts, fourth-down conversions, end-arounds, halfback passes, two-point conversionsâ¦ Les Miles is a big game hunter who is unafraid of making outside the box decisions and bold moves other coaches cringe at the thought of. Miles likes to howl at the moon, with a 57â5 record at night â including a 9â6 overtime victory over Alabama under the cover of darkness in Tuscaloosa last season â compared to a 25â14 mark during day.

4. Punter Brad Wing Does It Again

Australian punter Brad Wing was arguably the MVP of last yearâs defensive 9â6 LSU overtime win at Alabama. Wing single-handedly controlled field position for the Tigers, allowing the defense to pin its ears back and the offense to play conservative. Wingâs punting exhibition included the following gems:

If the lathered up Tiger Stadium crowd is Geaux-ing insane all night, the Bayou Bengalsâ defensive line is eating like big dogs, Les Miles is pulling rabbits out of his hat and Brad Wing is flipping the field like an Australian toilet swirl, it will be the LSU running game that seals the deal â moving the chains, draining the clock and upsetting No. 1-ranked Alabama.
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